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NHL - Hockey Trade Rumors, providing NHL Hockey Trade Rumors since 1996Mon, 29 Feb 2016 22:12:02 +0000hourly1By: I_hate_LAhttp://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189891
Mon, 21 Aug 2006 20:03:36 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189891no, this year the oilers will be the same not upward. We’ll just have to wait until the season unravels.
]]>By: I_hate_LAhttp://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189890
Sun, 20 Aug 2006 00:22:19 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189890True, but they always managed to get to the top even when everyone doubted them. They’ve got young talent in the datsyuk and zetterberg duo and prospects such as hudler and filpulla could possibly step up. I can’t see detroit going down with the leadership they already have, with or without Yzerman.
]]>By: zdeno_duchesnehttp://hockeytraderumors.com/upward-and-downward-trends-in-the-nhl/comment-page-1/#comment-189889
Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:37:18 +0000http://localhost/wordpress24/?p=13826#comment-189889i see detroit on their way down. they will make way for either san jose or anaheim for the top seed in the west.

just look at their division,

chicago added havlat, smolinski. rene bourque should see an improvement. if tuomo ruutu signs and stays healthy, he will be a force. their young defense will get better (keith, seabrook, vandermeer)

columbus is a young team, and should improve. if zherdev signs, i have him pinned at around 80-90 points.

st louis made a few improvements to their roster, adding guerin, rucinsky, legace, mckee.

nashville was strong last year, there’s no reason to believe (IMO) that this year will be any different, especially with the additions of jason arnott and josef vasicek.